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JC Louderback ’57 and his family have been
chosen as the 2002 Tennis Family of the Year award presented by
the United States Tennis Association – Missouri Valley Section.
JC was inducted in 1998 into the USTA-MVS Hall of Fame. For 36 years
he served as head boy’s tennis coach at Arkansas City High
School.
Wendell Piehler ’58 of New Haven, Conn.,
appeared Feb. 2 in the Trinity Players’ premiere of Neil Olsen’s
Holiday from Hell, a sermon play inspired by C.S. Lewis’
book The Great Divorce. Wendell, a campus player from 1955-58,
acted the part of the Tragedian and served as the designer of the
Bus from Hell. A product of SC’s Miss Helen Graham
and her voice projection technique, the production was unmiked and
utilized the organ for setting the mood and character exits. The
production which has a cast of 14 persons has been taken on the
road to other churches in the area. Wendell serves on the vestry
of the Trinity Episcopal Church on the Green in New Haven.
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Louise (Simpson) Reimer ’68 was the 2003
recipient of the Marilyn McNeish Award for Special Education, at
Southwestern College. Louise currently teaches children with special
needs in Pratt.
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Virginia (Holroyd) Maas ’72 is the principal
flutist of the North East Nebraska Concert Band. She also participates
in the Windsong wind ensemble, and is assistant pianist and regular
flutist for the Victory Road Evangelical Free Church in Norfolk,
Neb.
Kent Seyfried ’76, solid waste manager for
the City of Olathe, was a presenter at the annual “Works!
2003 Conference on Recycling, Composting and Household Hazardous
Waste” which was held on the Southwestern College campus,
March 18-20, 2003.
Joe Sheman ’72 has started a new job as
corporation counsel for the city of Hoboken, N.J. Prior to that,
Joe had spent the last 15 months as Hudson County (N.J.) counsel.
Rafiq H. Mateen ’74 (Washington Strong)
was married Feb. 14, 2003, to Dorothy Mae.
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Jo Ellen (Parker) Cates ’85 is a home service
specialist with Bank of America in Wichita. Her duties began March
17, 2003.
Susan K. Dyck ’82 has lived with her family
(husband Stanley P. Dyck, dean of college of humanities and sciences/professor
of history at Colorado Christian University and twin 17-year-old
sons, Scott and Spencer) in Wheat Ridge, Colo., since 1991. Their
home in this Denver suburb is the historic former residence of Babe
Didrikson Zaharias. Susan is a tax law consultant for the Internal
Revenue Service and also owns a small real estate management firm.
Randy Juden ’80 has moved to Branson, Mo.,
and is performing full time at the Country Tonight theatre as the
master of ceremonies. The show runs twice a day until Dec. 13. Randy
has spent the past 20 years in Aspen and Denver doing solo country
western work and touring with musical theatre productions.
Jan (Shelton) Koelsch ’87 is a chaplain
for Hospice Care of Kansas, Wichita, one of the fastest-growing
hospices in Kansas and one of two locally-owned hospices in the
state. Her husband, Marvin, is the owner of Midwest Accounting and
Management. Jan and Marvin celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary
March 7, 2003.
Tom McNeish ’83 was elected mayor of Winfield
by the city commissioners. McNeish is serving his third year on
the city commission.
Sherry (Ashlock) Pahcoddy ’86 started working
for DataTeam System, Inc. in Lawrence in November 2002 as a support
specialist. Sherry reports that DataTeam creates, sells and supports
accounting software for school districts or non-profit organizations.
Kim (Tarrant) Wedel ’89 has been superintendent
of the Oklahoma Job Corps Academy since May 2002. This is a new
school formed from all of the Job Corps in Oklahoma. Becoming an
accredited high school is a first in Job Corps history.
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Susane Gruning ’99 has accepted employment
with Sanmina SCI (Space Craft Industries) out of California. Her
new title is global program manager. Sanmina SCI is an electronics
manufacturing company.
Jennifer (Russom) Love ’98 has joined the
ranks of the Winfield Fire Department as its first full-time female
firefighter.
Heather (Rucker) ’96 and Danny Hawkins ’98
teach at the Independent School in Wichita. Heather teaches sixth
grade language arts and is assistant track coach. Danny teaches
elementary physical education and is the head men’s basketball
coach at the high school.
Carey (Eskridge) Lybarger ’96 was named
secondary teacher of the year for Oxford Junior/Senior High School.
Carey teaches upper level mathematics and is the assistant cross-country,
track, and cheerleading coach for the high school. She also is an
adjunct mathematics professor for Cowley County Community College.
Charles Osen ’94 has joined the staff at
Southwestern College as news bureau/communications assistant. Under
his air name of Curt Caden, Osen also has been the radio voice of
the Moundbuilder football team for the last three years and of the
Moundbuilder men’s and women’s basketball teams for
four years.
Michelle Quinones ’96 is teaching and coaching
in southeastern Colorado.
Marilyn Webb ’92 completed her MFA in July
2002 from Antioch University.
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Shane Alford ’01 graduated from basic combat
training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
Branden Banks ’02 and Mandy Mundinger ’00
were married March 22, 2003 in Baldwin City. Mandy works for Quintiles
as a scientific specialist and Branden works as a commercial loan
sales representative for the Brooke Corporation.
Melissa Burdett ’00 has started her own
company in Belton, Mo.: L.D. Advertising. The group specializes
in advertising for schools and colleges across the country. L.D.
Advertising is partnered with Plattform Advertising in Olathe.
Timothy Putnam ’00 is working as a graphic
designer for Medics International in Broken Arrow, Okla.
Joni Rankin ’02 became manager of Winfield
Main Street April 7, 2003. For the past seven years Joni had served
on the communications and public relations staff at Southwestern
College, and previously was faculty assistant in the business administration
department.
Stacey Strickland ’02 has joined the staff
at SC as serials librarian and student employment supervisor in
Memorial Library.
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Sydney Michelle born Dec. 11, 2002, to Jeremy and Jo Ellen
(Parker) Cates ’85.
Ethan Matthew born May 8, 2002, was adopted by Hal and
Tracey (Robberson) Small ’86 ’86 on Aug. 20,
2002.
Nathaniel David born Jan. 16, 2003, to Gregg and Connie
(Beavers) Reiser ’85 ’87
Andrew Jacob born Feb. 1, 2002, to Donald and Kim (Tarrant)
Wedel ’89.
Stephen “Kody” born April 26, 2003, to Graham
and Jana (Nittler) Frazier ’90 ’92.
Addison Brooke born Jan. 22, 2003, to Jeff and Roletha
(Looney) Barg ’92.
Hadley Elizabeth Marie born May 9, 2003, to Gina and Trevor
Bridges ’95.
Zane Allan born Feb. 28, 2003, to Heather and Brent Hubble
’95.
Lauren Anne born Aug. 3, 2002, to Jennifer and John Wacker
’95.
Halle Katherine born Feb. 27, 2003, to Jason and Kim (Brewster)
Wilson ’96 ’94. Halle is named in memory of
Lloyd Hall Bradshaw, SC student killed in a house
fire in 1996.
Gavin Lewis Hawkins born April 3, 2003, to Danny and Heather
(Rucker) Hawkins ’98 ’96.
Teagan Grace born April 3, 2003, to Parrish and Joel Smith
’99.
Tylar Micheal born Jan. 28, 2003, to Lisa and Chad Brown
’00.
A son born to Antonio and Audrey (Prose) Barron ’00
on Feb. 4, 2003.
Gabriel Stoch born Nov. 29, 2002, to Stosh and Jill (Petrie)
Seller. ’00 ’99
Alexander Fry born March 11, 2003, to Robert and Teac (Clark)
Fry ’01 ’02.
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Pearl (Ray) Barbour ’28 died April 6, 2003,
at the age of 101. Pearl was a charter member of the Winfield Soroptimists.
Wanda (Zirkle) Jilka ’27 died March 7, 2003,
at the age of 97. Wanda was the librarian for Herington High School
from 1953-1971 when she retired. She designed the school’s
new library.
Mary (Ridings) Johnson ’28 died Jan. 14,
2003. Mona was a country school teacher and taught at South Haven
High School.
Alice (Jennings) Clayton ’27 died Dec. 21,
2002.
Dorothy Bratton ’32 died April 26, 2003,
at the age of 93. She was the head librarian for the Winfield Public
Library for 46 years, retiring in 1975.
Thelma (Nurse) Chatham ’39 died March 16,
2003, in Elka Park, N.Y. A retired school teacher she was 87.
Wayne Karlowski ’36, retired minister and
artist, died Wednesday, March 26, 2003, at his home in Wichita.
Rev. Karlowski ministered to many United Methodist churches in the
area, beginning in 1930 until his retirement in 1976. He is survived
by his wife Kathleen.
Wayne Vanderpool ’34 died March 23, 2003.
At the time of his death Wayne was living in York, Penn. For 37
years he worked as a manager of country clubs.
Loren Deichman ’49 died March14, 2003. A
longtime farmer, Loren also worked for Phillips Petroleum Co. As
the time of his retirement he was an employee of the Idaho National
Engineering and Environmental Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Survivors include his wife, Ardith.
Price Heimer ’53 died Jan. 30, 2003, in
Winfield. Price was operator and manager of Klepper’s Service
Station in Winfield for 42 years before retiring in 1981. Survivors
include his wife, Elizabeth, and a son John ’66.
Leslie H. Drum ’60 died April 2, 2003. A
farmer and rancher he is survived by his wife Valera.
Basil Montgomery Johnson ’64 died April
7, 2003, in Roseburg, Ore. He worked as a social worker, mental
health professional, and forensic psychologist in California, Oregon,
and Washington, D.C. He is survived by his wife, Gerry, and his
mother Ruth (Snyder) Johnson ’31.
Mildred Wesbrook ’63 died April 22, 2003, at the age of 92.
Mildred taught school for many years before her retirement and farmed
with her husband.
Doris (Scott, Gregory) ’70 died March 27,
2003, in Arkansas City. Doris was a longtime member of the First
United Methodist Church and the Stepping Stone Circle.
Max Craig ’75 died Oct. 19, 2002, while
horseback riding near Ken-Caryl Ranch in Littleton, Colo. At the
time of his death Max held the top financial job at New World Restaurant
Group, Inc., the parent company of Einstein Bros. Bagels. Survivors
include his wife, Diana.
Agnes J. Neises ’89 died Jan. 31, 2003,
in Winfield. Agnes had taught elementary school on a Navajo Indian
reservation in Arizona.
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Jennifer Daugherty, faculty assistant in natural
sciences, participated in Commencement ceremonies at Southwestern
College May 11. She will complete her master of education degree
during the summer session.
Kevin Farlow has joined the Southwestern College
Professional Studies staff as a program representative, with extensive
responsibilities for the college’s eArmyU students. Southwestern
is one of only 31 schools in the nation selected to participate
in eArmyU, which provides online college education for active duty
Army personnel. A two-year member of the Army National Guard with
four years active duty in the Navy, Farlow had been assistant chief
of police in Colwich before accepting the SC position. He cites
his interest in technology as a skill he will bring to Southwestern’s
participation in eArmyU.
Gary Gackstatter, director of instrumental music
at Cowley County Community College and conductor of the Winfield
Regional Symphony hosted at Southwestern College, was recently a
guest consultant for the “Long Beach Reads One Book”
program, which this year focused on To Kill a Mockingbird. The weeklong
celebration for the schools and community included discussion groups,
reenactments, dramatic readings and a symphony concert featuring
Elmer Bernstein’s film score. An estimated 20,000 people took
part in the program from Feb. 23-29. The Long Beach Youth Symphony
modeled their program after one Gackstatter designed for the Winfield
Regional Symphony’s performances in Arkansas City, the Wichita
Orpheum, and Muskogee, which featured the music as well as the memories
of cast members Mary Badham (Scout), Brock Peters (Tom Robinson)
and Phillip Alford (Jem). Gackstatter had an integral part in the
planning process for Long Beach as well as working with the Youth
Symphony. He also met with composer Bernstein who also attended
the concert and was part of a panel discussion following the performance.
Others in attendance in Long Beach were Badham, Peters, Steve Peck
(son of Gregory Peck), and author Claudia Dirst-Johnson.
Jill Megredy, registrar, attended and presented
at the 2003 AACRAO (American Association of Collegiate Registrar's
and Admission's Officer's) April 6-9 in Washington, D.C. Megredy
presented a session titled "How may I help you? Customer Service
in Higher Education,” and co-presented a session titled “It
is my first AACRAO, I am here, now what do I do?”. She serves
on the professional and staff development committee for AACRAO.
Charles Osen has been named news bureau/communications
assistant in the Office of Communications. A Masterbuilder in the
class of 1994, Osen has broadcast and Webcast Southwestern College
athletic events for several years and has been a Winfield area radio
anchor using his professional name Curt Caden.
Joni Rankin has been named manager of the Winfield
Main Street program. She had been part of the Office of Communications
work team for seven years (most recently as news bureau coordinator)
and before that was faculty assistant in the business leadership
department.
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Lowell McShane, retired owner of McShane Hardware
in Haviland, died March 30, 2003. He is survived by his wife Mary
(Dayton) ’32.
Jean Froman died April 20, 2003, at the age of
87. Jean won the Kansas Artist title several years at the state
fair in the 1950s. Her work was also exhibited in the President’s
Gallery in the Darbeth Fine Arts Center. She is survived by her
son, F. David ’68, and daughter, Linda
Jo ’69.
Charles Nation died March 4, 2003, in Winfield.
At the time of his death Charles was working for Phillips Oil Properties
Inc. of Wichita. Survivors include his wife, Lenora; three sons,
Alan ’75, Paul ’77,
and Gary ’81.
Nadine Schuster died Feb. 3, 2003, in Winfield.
A homemaker, she is survived by two stepsons, Larry ’59
and Deryl ’57.
Clay Woolfolk died March 8, 2003. A financial
planner, he is survived by his wife, Lois (Dauner) ’40.
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Achievement Cross-country athletes
from Southwestern College earned NAIA academic honors during the
2002-2003 season. The Builder men’s team finished eighth in
the national meet, the 11th time a team coached by Jim Helmer has
finished in the top 10 at nationals. Nathanael Wheatley
(19th) and Warren Bergquist (30th) earned All-America
honors. The men's team finished sixth in the NAIA Cross Country
Scholar-Team standings (sixth highest team grade point average among
those teams competing in the national meet). The following were
named NAIA Cross Country All-America Scholar Athletes: Cassie
Helmer, Amy Tiger, Warren Bergquist,
Aron Fast, and Luke Vierthaler.
Candyce Duggan, director of professional studies,
has completed her certificate in online teaching from UCLA. Duggan
and Karen Pedersen, vice president for professional studies attended
orientation for eArmyU in Washington, D.C. February 25 and 26.
George Heinrich, technical advisor for professional
studies, is author (with Doug Ewing, human resources manager for
Smith Tool, Ponca City, Okla.,) of an article titled “Use
Certified Mechanical Inspector Certification to Achieve Strategic
Initiatives” that was published in Quality Progress, Vol.
36, No. 5. Based on the article, George was invited to present at
the Quality Council of Indiana’s User Forum on May 19, 2003.
Chuck Kater, associate dean of professional studies
and SC Online, will be a featured speaker at the American Veterinary
Technician Educators Conference in Madison, Wisc., July 23-26, 2003.
Kater will be speaking on “How to Gain Acceptance of a New
Idea or Proposal.” He also will be a featured panel member
when Southwestern College is highlighted at the 19th Annual Conference
on Distance Teaching and Learning to be held in Madison Aug.13 to
15. The panel will address “New Models of Learning: Blending
Asynchronous and Synchronous Formats.”
Angela Pooler ’04 has accepted a position
in the National Science Foundation's Research Experience for Undergraduates
Program in the physics department at the University of Minnesota
for the summer of 2003.
Eugenia Oi Yan Yau has scheduled extensive presentations
during the spring semester and summer. Between March 12-15, Global
Voices, an internationally and musically diverse ensemble directed
by Yau, toured Northeast Kansas, visiting public schools including
Olathe East, Olathe North, Indian Hills Middle School, and Shawnee
Mission North. On March 15, Global Voices performed at the College
Musical Society Great Plains Regional conference. Yau and Terry
Quiett, coordinator of academic technology, presented “Bringing
Global Music to a Small Community in the Heartland.” On March
30 Yau gave a lecture on Peking Opera at Newman University. She
is set to perform a solo voice recital sponsored by the Hong Kong
Chinese Arts Promotion Center June 13 with Dr. Stephen Burnaman.
The concert is to be held in Hong Kong City Hall Theatre and is
titled “Songs in the Key of Life—a Celebration of Female
Composers and Their Music.” Yau and Twyla Hill, assistant
professor of sociology at Wichita State University, will present
a paper titled “Chopin and Chopsticks: Economics and Family
Experiences of Music Teachers in Hong Kong” for the 2003 conference
of the Asian Consumer and Family Economics Association July2-4,
2003, at National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan.
Marguerite Regan, assistant professor of English,
will present a paper titled “Molly Bloom as Luscious Commodity
on the Dublin Marketplace” June 16at the 2003 North American
James Joyce Conference. This annual meeting of James Joyce scholars
from all over the world will be held at the University of Tulsa.
Moira Rogers, associate professor of international
studies and modern languages, is author of the recently-published
“Newtonianism for the Ladies and Other Uneducated Souls: The
Popularization of Science in Leipzig, 1687-1750," Peter Lang,
2003.
Karen Schoenebeck, assistant professor of accounting
and director of the MBA program, is author of a companion Web site
to accompany “Introduction to Accounting: A User Perspective,”
by Werner and Jones published by Prentice Hall, 2003 and 2000. Schoenebeck
co-presented with Margaret Faichney and Christie Jordan “Facilitation
Skills,” at the Conference of the American Society of Women
Accountants (ASWA), New Orleans, Oct.19, 2002. Schoenebeck also
presented “Facilitation Skills” for the Wichita American
Society of Women Accountants meeting Sept. 26, 2002. She attended
the American Society of Women Accountants (ASWA) 2002 National Conference
in New Orleans October 17-19, 2002, and the American Accounting
Association National Conference in San Antonio Aug. 13-16, 2002.
Beth Sheppard, reference/automation librarian,
read a paper titled “The World Could Not Contain the Books:
The Johannine Corpus and the Ancient Library” at the Regional
Society of Biblical Literature Meeting in Dallas March 15, 2003.
She has been elected to serve a three-year term on the board of
directors of the Southwest Commission on Religious Studies, based
in Dallas.
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